Pastry-board



(ModeL) D. 0. HELLER.

PASTRY BOARD.

Patented Feb. 6. 1883.

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' board slid in the opposite direction, uncover- UNITED STATES Parent@rrrcn.

DANIEL C. HELLER, OF READING, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM LESHER, OFMOSSERXLILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,706, dated February6, 1883.

Application filed September 12, 188:2.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL O. HELLER, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing at the city of Reading, county of Berks, State of Pennslvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Pastry-Boards, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvement in the construction ofpastry-boards, arranged to combine all the articles necessary for thepurpose of pastry-making in one convenient utensil. This I attain by thearrangement of board and accessories as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the board as usedfor pastry-making. Fig. 2 shows the board slid back to give access tothe spiceboxes, grater, crimper, &c. I Fig. 3 shows'the ing therolling-pin, knife, .&c. Fig. 4 represents the construction of theframe, the board being removed therefrom. Fig. 5 represents the lock forthe board.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several figures.

A represents the frame, having ledges A and boxes A A at opposite ends.B is the pastry-board and lid to the frame; B, slides working over theledges A of the frame. B are pins which are placed beneath the board,and which serve to limit the movement of the same upon the frame. Beinghidden, they are shown bydotted lines. B is a ring or hook forsuspending the board when not in use. 0 represents a flute key lock,which is placed on the side of the board next to the slide; 0, ears forthe reception of the key; 0 the key; 0 a spring for the purpose ofretaining the lock between the lid and frame; 0, the lock, bolt, orcatch, which drops into holes provided for it as it is slid from itsnormal position, fore or aft, to expose box A or A with their contents.D shows the arrangement of spice-boxes, &c. E represents a grater, and Fa pie-crust crimpor; G, a rolling-pin, and H acompound knife and fork.

In constructing I prefer to make the boards about eighteen bytwenty-four inches on plan and about one-half inch thick. The slides'Barticles required.

(Model.)

I prefer to make of metal, and securing them to the top or board withscrews will prevent warping of the same. The frame will be about two anda quarter inches high, and divided off at each end, 'as shown.baking-powders, &c-., I prefer to make about two inches diameter and twoinches high. The grater and crimper will be of a size to correspond withthe receptacle, the rolling-pin will be of the full length admissible inthe box, and the knife and fork to correspond therewith. At the pointwhere the flute key lock is ap plied themetallic slide will be flattenedto receive the same; or the ears may be cast directly upon the slide andthe key secured therein. In using the improvement the frame restssolidly upon the table, the lid or board secured by the bolt 0 0i thekey C. It is then in a position to be used as any ordinary pastry-board.If any of the articles hid beneath the board are desired, the finger ispressed upon the key 0 which, raising the bolt end 0, permits the lid orboard to he slid in either direction, fore or aft, to expose the properreceptacle for the When the pastry has been made the articles arereturned -to their places and the board is suspended by the hook or ringB It will be evident that this makes a desirable addition to thehousekeepers utensils, and a convenient and useful pastry-board.

1 am aware that I am not the first to produce a pastry-board havingcombi'ned therewith a receptacle for spices, &c., and a place for arolling-pin, (see Patent No.157,283, December 14, 1874., to AlfredGurney;) but I believe myself to be the first to invent a pastry-boardthat conceals all the requisite pastry-tools, 850., from view, yeteasily accessible, a mere shifting of the board, as described, exposingthe same, thus insuring perfect cleanliness, and having nodust-collecting surfaces upon the same. I

Having described my invention, its arrangement, construction, and use, Idesire to secure by Letters Patent the following claims:

1. A frame, A, having a receptacle at each end, in combination with apastry-board, B,

which slides longitudinally in guides on said The boxes for spices,

frame and covers the receptacle at either end moved, said board servingas a cover to either thereof, while uncovering that at the other endreceptacle of frame B while uncovering the to of said frame. I otherreceptacle, substantially as set forth.

2. A frame, A, having a receptacle at each DANIEL G HELLER.

, end, in combination with a pastry-board, B,

which slides longitudinally in guides on said Vitnesses:

frame, and a fastening device, G, which locks THOMAS P. KINsEY, saidboard in any position to which it may be F. PIERCE HAMMEL.

